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Joined: April 06, 2008
http://www.kalliopeamorphous.com
About kalliopeamorphous:
I am an artist working exclusively with the self-portrait photograph as a catalyst for exploring identity, gender, myth and culture. Using a variety of techniques, I transform myself into various characters and moods and freeze them in the still image.
I am not a photographer or a narcissist, but a performance artist with a camera. Using a combination of light, makeup, wigs, costumes, props and physical nuance I create a multiplicity of identities and freeze them in the still photograph. I want to push the boundaries of what I define as self and other by playing with ideas of identity, gender and archetype and the myriad ways in which they can be represented. I am inspired and fascinated by all of the subtle variations in mood and character that human beings are capable of. I can more deeply explore these moods and archetypes by physically transforming into them for a moment in time.
Self-portraits are inevitable, because I am the only one capable of accurately expressing the images that take shape in my mind. However, I have a hard time identifying with my work as "self" portraiture, because all of these characters and personalities are their own. I just try to give them life for a moment, acting as a screen for these various identities, moods and personalities to play on. My ideas tend to be conceptually eclectic, ranging from interpretations of pre-existing iconography to the surreal, bizarre and spiritually symbolic. I am inspired by everything from Pre-Raphaelite art and Hindu iconography to dark comedy and cult films, as well as images that crop up in my own mind.
I work entirely with household lighting, including floor lamps, flashlights and window light. I currently do not have a studio, but work with a small wall in my one bedroom apartment. All costuming, styling, makeup, photography and post processing are self-created. I shoot digital, yet prefer a more traditional photographic aesthetic over heavily digitized post processing
Comments:
monsomonson:
I love the heavy atmosphere depicted in your photographs, exciting ideas like the bottom of the lake...nice!
Posted Nov 25, 2008 10:30am.Aliaena:
Many congratulations on your work - sensual, surprising, lush. Would love to see more.
Posted May 29, 2008 3:15pm.PeterWalter:
fine and interesting works
Posted May 2, 2008 3:34pm.Nikola:
Very varied approach but your story telling style makes it yours and gives you your identity. A super identity! Have you looked at Cindy Sherman. She works in a similar way. I studied her at college. She may inform your work further.
Posted Apr 23, 2008 8:33pm.Kenneth Griffin:
Great work. Fresh ideas, masterful execution.
Posted Apr 8, 2008 4:01am.billbrauk:
Very creative, well executed. You are talented.
Posted Apr 7, 2008 5:08pm.Maciej Gador:
Thank you! Your selfportraits are very interesting and suggestive.
Posted Apr 7, 2008 9:38am.Joseph:
I need to see more... Joseph
Posted Apr 6, 2008 2:24am.Want to leave a comment for kalliopeamorphous?
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